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Werk #13694: Agent deployment: Don't try to activate incompatible units

Component Checks & agents
Title Agent deployment: Don't try to activate incompatible units
Date Mar 2, 2022
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
2.2.0b1 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.1.0b2 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

On Linux systems where the agent controller cmk-agent-ctl won't work (or is not even deployed), the systemd service unit cmk-agent-ctl-daemon has been activated and would then fail.

The unit is not needed in that scenario, and is no longer deployed.

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